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Anxiety Attacks

Originally posted by: illusion88
I get real paranoid sometimes when I smoke pot.
But that doesn't really count.
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i feel like punching someone when i'm at work, but that doesn't count either.
 
I do on occasion and it really freaks me out, but i calm myself down by taking 5 deep breaths and telling myself nothing is wrong, you are ok.

It is kind of funny, but there is a scene in the movie "what about bob" that Bill Murrays characheter his saying over and over to himself :"i feel good, i feel great, i feel wonderful" and that is what i will say as well.
good luck.

if they are really interrupting your life though, see a Dr.
 
Originally posted by: illusion88
I get real paranoid sometimes when I smoke pot.
But that doesn't really count.
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too true, too true.

Actaully, there are a lot of medications that might be able to help you with this issue if you feel that it is severe enough and you do not mind taking a medication that may have other side effects.

 
I have in the past sometimes...

The best advice I have for you is everything is only as bad as you perceive it. Relaxation, meditation, and forgetting about your problems through any means of release is the best way to overcome one.

If you really need to, see a doc but try not to take meds unless you absolutely have to. It's important to note though that our body produces anxiety usually when something is wrong, and that should be attended to.

There are ones available for short acting situations but they can become habit forming.
 
my brother got them before, and my wife has had one.

it's really scary. she started crying and didn't know why, and had to leave work. she was really embarassed.

the next time she called, she was in her car! i was like, "WTF why are you driving?!" she says, " (bawling) I don't know! don't be mad at me, the red lights are scaring me!"

😕

and when she got home, she was still bawling and stayed that way for over an hour. all i could to was be there and try to calm her down.

these things are scary - go get it checked out if it is happening to you.
 
My wife gets them on occasion.I think it is tied in with depression. Honestly the weirdest thing I have every witnessed. They are completely out of control scared of life.
All I can do is tell here I am here and everything is ok.

I have never had one and honestly cant imagine having one either.
 
oh yeah and my brother - when he had one, he felt like he couldn't leave his house because he was positive he was going to crash and die in an accident.

like i said, scary stuff
 
I had a really bad one one time... haven't had one since. I just try to get everything out now and not to let stress overwhelm me.
 
You need to talk to a psychologist to find and eliminate the underlying issue. In the mean time,
* Talking with a supportive person

* Meditation

* Watching TV

* Taking a long warm bath

* Resting in a dark room

* Deep breathing exercises
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has been shown to help.
 
I've had mild anxiety attacks all my life.

I avoid caffeine and sugar in the afternoon.
Take a walk.
Focus internally on calming myself.
Try to realize it's irrational and a physiological problem more than a mental one....
Exercise and healthy diet really really help, I can't stress that enough.
Also there are benefits to being anxious, I'm often far more objective.
 
My wife used to get them. They were definitely tied to depression for her. She has had some meds, and lots of counciling, and is now able to deal with it without the meds.

Not fun for anyone in the family.
 
I get them from time to time and I dont like it🙁

My feelings are that society as a whole has contributed to more folks feeling this way.
 
Originally posted by: psteng19
Can anyone describe what it feels like, what you perceive is happening, what's going through your mind?
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Best way I can describe my own personal anxiety is it feels like impending doom and like everything is chaotic beyond control.
 
I get that at the start of every semester when the instructors hand out the syllabus. I keep thinking to myself I can't do it. Then I'd panic. I feel like choking a bitch. And yes, I have severe depression.
 
I just used to have constant anxiety and I never had medicine or any way to deal with it really. I just let it be there. I did have a panic attack once and boy did that suck. It felt like something was terribly wrong and that I was going to die even though there was nothing wrong.
 
It is hard to tell someone what to do when having one of these. I have worked myself up so well that I was in the hospital because I thought I was having a heart attack.

My advice would be to make sure you are not alone when you feel one coming on. Being by yourself just makes it worse.
 
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